The Magician (2005)

Directed by

Scott Ryan

Genre

drama film

Country

Australia

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

MA 15+

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 34 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A film crew follows a hitman through his everyday routines. We see him handle jobs and personal relationships with a casual, unromantic attitude.

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What happens

The Magician is a 2005 Australian film written and directed by Scott Ryan. It is a found footage crime comedy drama in which a hitman (Ryan), is filmed as he goes about his daily life as a career criminal. The film was originally shot over 10 days with a budget of A$3,000. Ryan edited a half-hour version of the film for screening at the St. Kilda Film Festival, where it was seen by stuntman and film producer Nash Edgerton, who took the project under his wing. After receiving A$330,000 in government grants, the film was re-released in 2005. A television series serialisation of the film, Mr Inbetween, aired on FX for 26 episodes across three seasons from 2018 to 2021, with Ryan reprising his role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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